Mila Grigg, CEO of MODA Image and Brand Consulting, believes the best way to look good and feel good is to make health and wellness a priority. As a wife, mother and CEO, Grigg knows how difficult it can be for a busy woman to make her health a priority, but she also knows how crucial it is for her happiness and well-being.

First, tell us about your business. What is “image and brand consulting”?

Image, fashion and brand consulting helps individuals and companies create, communicate and redefine their personal or corporate brand. The goal is to help people and companies to develop and share a personal and professional brand that improves their lives and the lives of people around them, as well as the bottom line of our corporate clientele.

Tell us about the relationship between your personal brand and living a healthy lifestyle. Are the two connected?

A healthy lifestyle, without a doubt, is essential to communicating your personal brand. When our bodies feel good, our confidence is high. The result is higher energy and the ability to reach our greatest potential.

Wife, mother, CEO…you must have a very busy schedule. How do you make time for your health?

Preventative care is truly at the top of my priority list. I want to be around to see my grandkids! That means annual visits with a primary care doctor to make sure my blood pressure, cholesterol and everything else is in check. For women over 40, it’s vital to get a mammogram each year.

I also try to work in a good run four times a week and use weights two to three times a week. This run can be at any time — I get it in whenever and wherever I can.

Why is it important for women, especially mothers, to make their own health a priority?

Women wear so many hats: mom, daughter, friend, co-worker and more. We want to do each job perfectly. However, we must not forget to take time for ourselves.

As a mom, I want to live by example and show our children that good health is important. Sometimes making health a priority simply means taking a little time out of your day to spend time alone to just think, pray or do anything that helps relieve your stress.

What are a few simple changes that women can make to improve their health and/or their body image?

Don’t try to accomplish everything at once. If I look at all I need to do in order to eat better, exercise, rest more, spend more time with family and — of course — live life, it can be overwhelming.

Instead, I break down my goals into smaller parts and conquer one area at a time. I’m doing Saint Thomas Health’s “Pick Your Promise” challenge right now, and my promise is to exercise more. It’s a small step toward my bigger goal to be as healthy as I can be.